The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-11-26
"HARDLY FAIR. -
Hut There No Help for It.

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nahan and Owens, charged with the
murder of George Fox, from White
Pine to E!ko county for trial, is hard.
ly fair deal, so far as Elko county is
concerned. This is the second dose
we have had in the past few years, and
it is getting quite monotinous to the
taxpayers of EIko county. The trial
OF the O'Neils, transferred from White
Pine several years ago, has not been
settled for yet. Elko paid out between
$1,000 and $1,700 on that trial and
has nothing to show for it-not even
White Pine script. The only thing
they paid for was for their witnesses.
While the citizens of this county,
one and all, deplore the bad luck and
poyerty-stricken condition of our
neighbor, they think it hardly fair to
have another heavy drain on Elko's
exchequer, especially when there are
number of expensive criminal cases
now on the docket.
We like to be neighborly and help
our less unfortunate sister counties,
but can't stand too much of drain
from one county. 1t is hard fair
Elko Free Press.
We candidly admit our Elko neigh
bofs have cause to complain for CALL
ing on them the second time to dis
pense justice for White Pine. But
there seems to be no help for it as
long as the law stands as it is. The
taxpayers of White Pine, and those
who have to attend that trial as wit
nesses deplore the additional expense
incurred fully Us much as the people
of Elko county. We believe in try
ing .iea accused Of crime in the coun-
ties in which such crime is COM
mitted. And when persons accused
of crime stand up and swear "they be-
lievc they cannot Justice" in the
county where the charge is brought
against them, they must have been
very bad members of society or
they are committing downright per-
jury. We further believe in giving
every one accused of crime fair and
impartial trial. but we do not believe
In putting the taxpayers Of two coun-
ties TO heavy expenses To suit the
whims of men charged with murder.
We are firmly convinced that Hugh
karnahan and j. w. Owens could have
got fair and impartial trial in White
Pine county, but they believed their
show to- baille justice was better in
Eureka, and there is where they want
eel their trial. To this change vlg-
gorous protest was entered by District
Attorney Love.
1t was only after the regular jury
panel OF Is names WAS exhausted and
"A consultation with the District Al
torney aud sheriff as to the length of
time required and the probability of
getting II jury, that Judge Fitzgerald
consented to transfer the case to- Elko
county. We admit il is "hardly fair"
To our ncighbor, but il is none the tough
on the taxpayers OF White Pine.
Ii the law could throw 1.-THE of the
protection over the innocent lives that
are taken that it throws around the
criminals, the crime of murde. would
be unknown, aud law-abiding people
would not be called on in midwinter
To travel hundreds of miles at the risk
of their lives 10 attend Court as jurors
and witnesses. Taxpayers too would
be spared u heavy drain on the county
revenues. But We must abide by the
law as it is, and bear its burdens, on
erous though they be.
Ifit is any satisfaction for our neigh
bors. we learn that this comfy has
issued the script in the 0'Neil case,
and that it has fer some time laid sub
ject to the call of Elko county. We
hold, too. $1,000 piece of Lincoln
county script, for similar services rem
dered by this county as those of Elko
TO us, which we would not mind throw
ing in.